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Stories :: Category: Tourism :: Accepted date: September 2018

Updated: 25 May, 16:3016:30

Tulambule pearl is a ten people team led by the Minister of State for Tourism, Godfrey Kiwanda who will mobilize local communities to visit tourism sites within their areas of residence on a weekly basis.

The practice which was outlawed close to 10 years ago, persists among the Tepeth in Moroto, the Pokot in Amudat and in parts of Nakapiripirit district. A survey conducted by the UN Agency for children- UNICEF indicates that FGM prevalence remains high in Amudat district.

In a press statement issued by Julius Mucunguzi, the Communications Advisor of Rugunda, Rugunda noted that the extension is meant to allow for the on-going consultations by the two teams to be finalized.

Some of the items on display during the three day event included caps, t-shirts, sandals, drinks and Rolex. The vendors paid rent to Nile Discovery Resort Beach management and owners of the spaces they were operating from.

Revelers dancing and drinking all kinds of alcohol, smoking cigarettes and marijuana are seen at every point of the beach which sits on more than 10-acres of land covered in a thicket, located 2-kilometres off the main Kampala - Jinja Road.

The Aswa River Region Police Spokesperson ASP Patrick Jimmy Okema confirmed the incident. Okema said Greeks visit to Lagoro rock hill without authorization reportedly raised eyebrows of the local residents because it is a ritual habitation for traditional rain makers.

The journey to this historical site of Chwezi people is about 50 kilometers from Sembabule district headquarters towards Lwemiyaga County; through the jungle of thorny shrubs leading to what now lies as shrines of the Chwezi gods at a village called Kabeho.

Kidepo Valley National Park is one of the major tourist attractions in the country. The park has arguably the most diverse fauna including lions, leopards and bat-eared foxes, Black-backed and side-striped jackals, buffaloes, antelopes among others.

The day attracted four ministers including the Esther Mbayo who represented President Museveni, Minister of State for Lands, Persis Namugansa, Minister of Tourism, Godfrey Kiwanda and Ethics Minister, Simon Lokodo- their host.